DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.2 - - 40.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 73 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2953 - - 4158 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2488 - - 2923 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3842 - - 5047 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1745 - - 1568 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 316 - - 289 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 45 - - 41 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 287 - - 291 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 23 - - 20 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 675 - - 784 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3167 - - 4264 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -861 - - -343 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4703 - - 5390 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.2 - - 40.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.3 - - 25.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 39.0 - - 40.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 27.1 - - 23.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 73 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2953 - - 4158 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 37 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96104 9 085 12 200 96104 88998 1 357 8 225 88998 83471 7 170 5 317 83471 78845 3 144 7 299 78845 74829 9 349 10 267 74829 71263 15 313 16 272 71263 68055 12 316 16 245 68055 65078 31 284 22 255 65078 62270 43 275 38 291 62270 59543 52 297 67 290 59543 56685 69 295 72 286 56685 53681 72 269 71 279 53681 50804 64 269 70 275 50804 48240 54 272 69 280 48240 45968 57 283 68 278 45968 43907 67 282 64 282 43907 42011 72 285 73 294 42011 40256 90 291 90 296 40256 38631 105 289 103 293 38631 37123 111 286 114 290 37123 35724 123 282 124 286 35724 34398 144 278 130 282 34398 33070 143 274 134 278 33070 31700 129 276 132 277 31700 30288 124 281 129 279 30288 28817 126 285 128 283 28817 27281 132 286 130 287 27281 25677 134 289 133 290 25677 24007 135 290 134 291 24007 22275 131 291 136 291 22275 20480 126 292 138 289 20480 18609 127 293 137 292 18609 16665 120 295 119 297 16665 14706 98 294 88 297 14706 12840 85 298 70 297 12840 11148 80 302 63 296 11148 9639 77 303 62 298 9639 8292 75 304 61 302 8292 7092 70 305 56 299 7092 6032 65 302 45 289 6032 5095 59 296 45*289 5095 4268 51*289 44*290 4268 3536 49*288 44 290 3536 2879 48 288 43 291 2879 2298 47 287 42 291 2298 1812 45 287 41 291 1812 1438 43 287 39 291 1438 1181 40 286 36 291 1181 1025 35 286 32 292 1025 935 26 286 24 291 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography